ratafee vs cordial

ratafee and cordial both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ratafee	Yes	No	No	No
cordial	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, cordial is a hypernym of ratafee; that is, cordial is a word with a broader meaning than ratafee:

ratafee: sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds
cordial: strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal

Other hypernyms of ratafee include liqueur.

ratafee (noun)	cordial (noun)
sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds	strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal

ratafee (adjective)	cordial (adjective)
	diffusing warmth and friendliness
	politely warm and friendly
	sincerely or intensely felt